Cleveland

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Ohio's largest and Cleveland's main airport IATA: CLE, ICAO: KCLE is located on the west side of the city. The airport is served by most of the major domestic airlines, and it is one of United Airlines' U.S. hubs as well. The RTA Red Line Rapid Transit see, below provides frequent and fast rail service from inside the airport to the heart of downtown in roughly 22 minutes for $2.25.

Burke Lakefront Airport

A small airport right on the shore of lake erie that handles private jet, business, and general aviation traffic. a short distance down e 9th st from downtown.

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Akron-Canton Regional Airport, IATA: CAK. Visitors could also use this airport which is served by regional airline affiliates and is a 45-minute drive from Cleveland.

Greyhound

Greyhound offers passenger bus service from many U.S. cities. Buses arrive and depart from Greyhound's Art Deco station in downtown Cleveland.

By ship

Many boaters utilize the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and their connection points as a travel route. There are many marinas and public boat ramps available for this purpose. Also, the American Canadian Caribbean Line (http://www.accl-smallship...) and the Great Lakes Cruising Company (http://www.greatlakescrui...) provide cruises that include Cleveland on the itineria.

Amtrak

Cleveland is served by Amtrak with a station located on the north end of downtown near Cleveland Browns Stadium. Unfortunately, most Amtrak routes serving Cleveland arrive and depart in the wee hours of the morning 1AM-4AM time frame. Amtrak's Capitol Limited from Washington, D.C. or Chicago and Lake Shore Limited from New York, Boston or Chicago lines stop in Cleveland.

By car

Four two-digit interstate highways serve Cleveland:

Interstate 71

runs primarily west before heading due south into the suburbs, and most directly connects downtown to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport via Ohio 237, the lower west suburbs via I-480, the southwest suburbs, and eventually the state capital of Columbus. The curved section of I-71 that runs between W 25th Street and I-90/490 is referred to as the Metro Curve, due to its proximity to MetroHealth Medical Center.

Interstate 77

shown on maps as the Willow Freeway is Cleveland's oldest freeway, and heads due south from the Innerbelt along the east side of the Cuyahoga Valley and most directly connects downtown to the south suburbs, southeast suburbs via I-480, Ohio Turnpike I-80, and the city of Akron. The stack interchange at I-480 is sometimes referred to as The Cloverleaf, although the actual cloverleaf is located at the junction of Brecksville Road and Granger Road, which is just west of the later extension of the Willow Freeway.

Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike

is a toll road that connects the Greater Cleveland with Toledo to the west, and Youngstown and Pittsburgh to the east. Access to the city and its suburbs is from I-90, I-480 Eastbound, I-71, I-77, Ohio 8, and I-480 Westbound.

Interstate 90

connects the two sides the terms "East Side" and "West Side" have deep root in defining this region of Cleveland, and is the northern terminus for both I-71 and I-77. I-90 separates from the Ohio Turnpike just west of Elyria and joins with Ohio 2 until Ohio 2 separates at Detroit Road in the west side suburb of Rocky River. I-90 then proceeds to I-71, I-490, and the Jennings Freeway Ohio 176 in the Tremont neighborhood, and over the Innerbelt Bridge into downtown; from this confluence of freeways, I-90 is known as The Innerbelt, until it again merges with Ohio 2 at Dead Man's Curve and becomes the East Shoreway. I-90 once and for all splits from Ohio 2 near the Cuyahoga-Lake County line at the Euclid Spur, which connects to the northern terminus of I-271 and then parallels the lakeshore to Erie, PA.

Several other freeways also serve the city:

Interstate 271

runs primarily north and south through the city's east suburbs, forming The Outerbelt East, which connects to I-90 at the end of the Euclid Spur in Lake County and I-71 just north of Medina. I-480 briefly follows I-271, and Ohio 8 connects I-271 to Akron in the south.

Interstate 480

runs east-west along the southern edge of the City of Cleveland, forming The Outerbelt South. It is a loop route into the city that both begins and ends at the Ohio Turnpike I-80. I-480 is also the primary route to access Hopkins Airport from the east suburbs.

Interstate 490

connects I-71, I-90, and the Jennings Freeway Ohio 176 on the near west side to I-77 on the near east side just south far enough to bypass much of downtown traffic.

The West Shoreway, which is also Ohio 2, follows the lakeshore across downtown west from I-90 past the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Edgewater Park to just short of the west side suburb of Lakewood.

The Jennings Freeway part of Ohio 176 connects I-90/490 to I-480 on the west side of the Cuyahoga Valley. It serves as an effective alternate route to I-71 and I-77 from I-480 to downtown.

The Berea Freeway part of Ohio 237 connects I-71 and I-480 to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the southwest suburb of Berea.

Ohio 2

connects far east lakeshore suburbs in Lake County to I-90 and I-271 via the Euclid Spur.

Ohio 10/US 20

connects Oberlin in southern Lorain County to I-480 at its western terminus at the Ohio Turnpike.

US 422

becomes a freeway at I-271/I-480 and connects to the far southeast suburbs and Warren farther to the east.